How to draw the head from a rear three-quarter view: 225° reference

Drawing this angle

At 225 degrees, study the opposite rear three-quarter view through the relationship of skull, ear and neck. Block in the rounded back of the head, then place the near ear against it. Measure how much side face extends beyond the ear. The amount can be surprisingly small, so let the outer shape establish the direction before adding facial fragments.

Follow the jaw edge only as far as you can see it, and notice where it passes behind another form. Check the rear contour against the neck to keep the head from becoming a flat oval. Compare this plate with 135 degrees for construction, while allowing the contours and values to differ. In the tonal drawing, the light pattern helps describe the turn but is not a diagram of perfectly equal planes. Try drawing only the ear, neck and silhouette first. Add one broad value shape and see whether it strengthens the same sense of rotation.

Step by step: Three-quarter back: the angle every reference skips, one of the head guides in order.